anthropogeography

[an-thruh-poh-jee-og-ruh-fee]

noun

a branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment.

Compare ethnogeography.

Origin of anthropogeography

First recorded in 1645–55; anthropo- + geography

Related formsan·thro·po·ge·og·ra·pher, nounan·thro·po·ge·o·graph·ic

[an-thruh-poh-jee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌæn θrə poʊˌdʒi əˈgræf ɪk/, an·thro·po·ge·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for anthropogeography

Historical Examples of anthropogeography

Ritter's Anthropogeography has opened a useful line of research.
Evolution in Modern Thought
Ernst Haeckel
Ritter's "Anthropogeography" has opened a useful line of research.
Darwin and Modern Science
A.C. Seward and Others
The term "isolation" was first employed in anthropogeography, the study of the relation of man to his physical environment.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Robert E. Park